SFVBJ CURRENT EDITION
Giant Steps
Little Giraffe selling luxury baby goods in China.Marketing: Little Giraffe gives new options to Chinese parents eager to pamper their children. December 9, 2013 midnight $$ Share
Sale Brewing For Distributor
Beverages: National company acquiring Allied of Sylmar.
Beverages: Shrinking beer market leads to Allied Beverages sale.
A.V. Gas Plant Losing Steam?
Energy: Palmdale’s proposal opposed by neighboring city.
Energy: Palmdale wants a gas-solar power plant – but Lancaster doesn’t.
Legal Drama Gives Way to Lalaloopsy
Toys: MGA launches new line of dolls after surviving yearslong Mattel battle.
Toys: After settling the Mattel lawsuit, MGA Entertainment puts new toys on the shelf.
She’s Flashy, But Can Do The Two-Step
Flash-mob organizer opens Simi Valley dance studio in mall.
Fitness: Simi Valley entrepreneur moves from flash mobs to dance studio.
Miley Can Wag, but Can She Shill?
Woodland Hills firm creates index that sizes up celebrity pull.
Media: InterMedia’s DR Star Index ranks celebrities by endorsement value.
Cabin Fever? Take a Seat On the CJ318
Northridge mall tries tablet-equipped carts for children.
Aviation: The first corporate Airbus CJ318 will fly from Van Nuys.
Who Needs a Pacifier With This Stroller
Northridge mall tries tablet-equipped carts for children.
Retail: Will tablet toys bring families to Northridge Fashion Center?
Checking In, Plugging Out
Hospitality: Hilton Universal City’s $7 million efficiency upgrade sets national standard.
Hospitality: County energy program enables loan to Universal City Hilton.
On Assignment Staffs Up, Sheds Subsidiary
Personnel: Calabasas jobs firm shuffles businesses in flurry of activity.
Personnel: Two acquisitions haven’t helped On Assignment’s relationship with investors.
Doctor’s Orders
Valley hospitals are merging and forming alliances as they prepare for game-changing federal health care reform.
Hospitals: Health reform is spurring a spate of consolidation deals. Includes SFVBJ's 2013 VALLEY'S LARGEST HOSPITALS list for download (pdf)
Kaiser Permanente Manages Its Own Expansion
Profile: Instead of growth by acquisition, Kaiser prefers construction.
CEO in Charge
Kim Milstein got her start as a volunteer at Simi Valley Hospital. Today, she is leading it through the health care revolution.
Q&A: Kim Milstein went from hospital volunteer to CEO.
Valley Businesses Scoring in Marketing Contest
eCommerce: Seven firms have chance for $250,000 and trip to Google offices.
Seven companies in Northridge and Chatsworth are among the finalists in a national grant competition run by the banking division of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
Buttoned-Down Bankers Hitting Valley Streets
Lending: 1st Enterprise ramps up Woodland Hills office opened in spring.
A low-profile business bank is raising awareness by putting more bankers on the street.
Easton-Bell Founders Hit Home Run With Deal
Transaction: Family sells Van Nuys headquarters for $12.4 million.
The founding family of Easton-Bell Sports Inc. is further distancing itself from the struggling sporting goods manufacturer.
Around the Valleys
News and notes from around the greater San Fernando Valley
President Barack Obama visited the campus of DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. in Glendale to get a look at how the studio makes its feature films.
Calendar
Calendar of Events
Stockwatch
Market Watch Summary
The stock market showed mixed results in the two-week period ended Dec. 4 that included heavy retail shopping following the Thanksgiving holiday.
Making the Valley’s Case
Guest: Valley Economic Alliance needs to focus on its mission.
Market Share Trumps Chaos
Insurance: Health Net and Anthem gain with ObamaCare.
Insurance: Two Valley insurers expect to benefit from health care reform.
Palmdale Mall Getting Sporty
Retail: Center attracts Dick’s, will do $10 million makeover.
Retail: Dick’s Sporting Goods is opening a store at the Antelope Valley Mall.
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